Acanthobdellidae

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Acanthobdellidae is a family of segmented worms.

EOL has data for 17 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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body shape
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape
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vermiform
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7921571
- Definition: shaped like a worm
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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locomotion
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
- Definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
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inchworming
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0050001
- Definition: movement of an organism from one location to another using an inchworm like motion. This motion consists of extending the front part of the body and pulling the rear along the surface to meet the front.
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number of public records in bold
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
- Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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hematophage
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q939099
- Definition: practice by certain animals of feeding on blood
- Comment: synonym: sanguivory
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Acanthobdellidae. View this species on GBIF

Irina A. Kaygorodova, Elena V. Dzyuba, Nikolay M. Pronin cc-by-3.0

Acanthobdellidae Habitats

The environments in which many Acanthobdellidae species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Acanthobdellidae species checklist.

Acanthobdellidae Habitats

The environments in which many Acanthobdellidae species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Acanthobdellidae species checklist.

Acanthobdellidae includes 1 child:

Acanthobdella